1. Answer True or False of the following:

Standard Deviation is a statistical expression of values around a central average value and is determined by

SD

Precission indicates how close test measurement are to each other when the same test is run on the same sample repeatedly.

Routine Condition Variance and Optimum Condition Variance are essential component of retrospective phase of internal quality control.

150-is a system of accreditation of laboratories, which is essential in laboratory management.

Enzyme Immuno Assay is an assay that depends on antigen and antibody reaction as a base and the enzyme reaction as a marker.

2. Fill in the blanks:

Computer added decision making has great potential for new hardware and tools in laboratory medicine.

By a defined method, Optimum Condition Variance is the variance a laboratory can get on a known value quality control material.

The broad aim of the Q.c. is to fulfil the laboratory SOP for satisfaction of results comparable at levels of laboratories outside.

procedures are necessary to verify before start of tests in any laboratory.

interface is required if you would like to interface the
instrument to a laboratory computer.

3. Write briefly on any five of the following:

Quality control in automated analysis.

Pre-analytical organisation of laboratories.

Ethical practices in laboratory

Medico legal aspects in laboratory management

Problems of laboratory management in information technology

Use of software systems in automated equipment for analysis

Answer any three of the following

4. What are advantages of high technology instruments used in haematology analysis? Give a brief account of Q.c. programme in these equipments.

5. Describe the selection criteria for semiautomated and fully automated biochemistry analysers in common use. Indicate reasons and justifications Vis-a-Vis conventional technology.

6. Enumerate the parameters of check in blood bank organisation with reference to use of instruments. Give a note on non-ethical practices in blood bank organisation.

7. What are biological reference values? Give an account of common biochemical parameters in automated equipments.